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Iraq extends deadline to bid on Akkas gas field development and export to Syria and Europe…

Plus: *DPM Barham Salih: Iraq has more oil than Saudi Arabia *Australian patrol accidently cuts southern power lines *In the Line of Fire, latest by War Radio News *Iraq Press Roundup *More… Iraq's Oil Ministry has extended to May 18 the bid deadline for the Akkas gas field project, aimed at developing the gas field […]

Iraq's Oil Ministry has extended to May 18 the bid deadline for the Akkas gas field project, aimed at developing the gas field for export to Syria and Europe, United Press International’s Ben Lando reports. Shell, Total and Edison are the largest companies to have made overtures to develop the Akkas gas field, which will be overseen by the State Company for Oil Projects.

An Australian army patrol has emerged unscathed after their armoured vehicle struck power lines in southern Iraq, Ben Knight reports for Australia’s ABC News. The Bushmaster vehicle was on a routine patrol in Nasiriya in southern Iraq last night when it struck low-hanging power lines.

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